as in related
having a close connection like that between family members
people with foreign language fluency and an allied skill such as the ability to relate to people from different cultures
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as in united
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members
the area's small grape growers have allied and formed a cooperative that will help them get the best prices
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said later Tuesday that Kyiv was ready to advance the peace framework, Reuters reported, citing a copy of a speech the president gave to a coalition of allied countries.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Her victory comes after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party allied with the Japan Innovation Party and reportedly signed an agreement over the weekend to form a coalition government.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
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The firm is among a handful that are at the core of Beijing’s ambitions of weaning itself off American hardware, and particularly cutting-edge chips, the design and manufacture of which are dominated by companies based in the US and allied nations.
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In October 1940, the Soviet Union was allied with Nazi Germany and technically at war with Britain.
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Panattoni is positioning itself to lead this next phase, including specialist capability for data centres and AI related infrastructure, which are expected to expand rapidly for decades.—
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California law requires owners of medical corporations to be licensed in medicine or a related field.—
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In 2023, TuneCore and Believe united with CD Baby and its parent company Downtown, DistroKid, UnitedMasters, Symphonic, Empire, and Vydia, along with digital service providers Spotify and Amazon Music, to create Music Fights Fraud, which was described as an industry-wide anti-fraud initiative.—
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Unlike 1979, when much of the clergy united behind Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini against the Shah, today’s clerical establishment has no comparable unanimity.—
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The driver of the 18-wheeler stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators, police said.—
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The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with officers, Monroe said.—
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The distinction is significant, legal experts told the American-Statesman, and raises questions about whether Austin police actively collaborated with ICE.—
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Topic Studios, who previously collaborated with Gordon on Theater Camp, will co-finance the film.—
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When integrating with third-party services, federated identity solutions (utilizing protocols such as OAuth or SAML) enable users to grant limited access without sharing their primary login credentials.—
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“Allied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allied. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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